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ISSUES RELATED TO NANOTECHNOLOGY Legal Issues Patents to have a solid grasp of certain applications the examiner may need an in depth knowledge of engineering, biology and physics -- and the number of researchers in the world with such capabilities are not easy to come by. Michel Hoffmann, 2006 biotechnology pharmaceuticals Patent Applicability: It is generally accepted that the properties of matter and other fundamental scientific discoveries are not patentable. In order to secure a patent, the invention must be any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof.“ Terry K. Tullis, Current Intellectual Property Issues in Nanotechnology, 2004 UCLA J.L. Tech. Notes 12 /notes/2004/12_040809_tullis.php Legal Issues Regulation Nanotechnology is likely to produce a great deal of debate for government regulation; the goal of this debate would be to achieve a balance between comprehensive regulation, focused regulation, and, in some instances, no regulation. Joel Rothstein Wolfson, Social and Ethical Issues in Nanotechnology: Lessons from Biotechnology and Other High Technologies, 22 Biotechnology L. Rep. 376, 384 (2003). Any regulatory extreme may present a risk; on one end, very little regulation may make investors reluctant to support development, on the other hand, too much regulation may lead to undesirable, and avoidable, consequences. Fiedler et al., 3 S. Cal. Interdisc. L.J. at 603. The vast range of devices and products that will likely be produced by nanotechnology companies may require many agencies, such as the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institute of Health, or the Department of Health and Human Services, to either have their own regulatory approach or to develop a coordinated regulatory approach. Wolfson, 22 Biotechnology L. Rep. at 384. Environmental Issues “Grey Goo” At the grossest level, ther